Trunk-securing means.



F. w. MEYER. TRUNK SECURING MEANS.

, n APPLICATION FILED N()V.20I 1914. 1,151987@ Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

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llll/lllllllllllAl/llll-lil\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ FRANK W. MEYER, 0F OSHKOSI-I7 WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 OSHKOSH TRUNK COMPANY, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OIE;I WISCONSIN.

TRUNK-semaine Means.

.Application ined November 2c, 19-14. serial Ne. 873,105;

To all whom it may concern K Be itknown that I, FRANK TV..MEYER, a

'citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Oshkosh, in thev county of Winnebago and Sta-te of Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk- Securing Means, o f which the fol-lowing isa description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification. f

This. invention has for its objecttojpro vide a trunk securing means which will lock the trunk at several points in one locking rovide separate locks .at' the different polnts at p which' the locking is to bel effected'.

Another'object of the invention is to provide such fa multiple locking means under single control lparticularly. adaptedA for use with wardrobe trunks or other large trunks intended to stand on end and open alongaV vertical plane, though the vinvention is not confined to such particular use but is capable of usefgenerally with various forms of n trunks and the like. With the above and vother cate the same parts in different-views; lig-` ure 1 is a front elevation of atrunk provided with a trunk securing means constructed in accordance 4with this inventionthe V'trunkY .of the trunk ymembers against disengage-v lock being shown in dottedlines in its re-r leased position; Fig. 2 is a sectional View thereof showing the trunk securing means of this invention as it appears Within the trunk when in its locked position; Fig. 3 is a similar view thereof with the trunk securing means inits released position; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the pivotally mounted hook members and its engaged eye strap.

In these drawings 10 indicates one trunk member and 11- the other trunk mem-y the two being hinged together as l and being provided alcng ltheir edges and their top and bottom 'with interfitting doivels 121 and their 13 as usual to strengthen the joint ment. A hinged locking member ,14 is pivotally mounted on" the trunk member 10 and has a locking engagement with a socket 15 on the trunk member 11, such engagement objects in view l `the invention consists in thetrunk securing 'being controlled by a keylas usual though the latter is not shown. |The locking member 14 passes through the wall of the trunk member 10 and in the inside thereof is provided with a crank arm 16. One or more hook members 17 are pivotally mounted within the trunk member 10 at points distant yfrom'the locking member 15 and are connected together and to the crank arm 16 by means of a connecting rod or link 1S so that as the locking memben is swung from one position to another the hook members 'arealso swung into and out of engagement with lloops or eyes formed in the end of eye Astraps 19 secured to the inside of the edge of the other trunki member. Preferably though not necessarily the eye straps 19 are twisted as shown in Fig. 4 and have their projecting ends fitting within notches formedl in the edge of the trunk member 10 and`thesefengaging parts 'are positioned be- In'operation"thetrunk'securing1means of thisminvention is 'controlled by the pivotal vertical position shown in dotted lines iI Figs. V1Y and 3V to its horizontal'position fo. engaging tle'socket -15 as Vshown in Fig. 1 not only is said locking member itself brought into wa position lfor securing the trunk memberstosethernbut by reason 0f thesimultaneous movement given to the hook members 17 through their connection with the crank arml V16 of thelocking memberfthey are engaged with theeyes 19 to firmly secure the edgesof the trunk mem- 80. movement of the locking member 14 sothat as', thelocking member is swung from its l bers together at points distant from the locking member and when said locking member is locked the hook members are secured against disengagement and constitute supplemental lcks which remain engaged until the lock member is unlocked with the key and is swung to its verticalposition therebylifting 'the hook members and disengaging the trunk securing means at all points.

The trunk securing means of this invention is strong andV durable and is quickly operated for either locking or unlocking the y trunk.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:v

Means for securing together two members cfa trunk, comprising -a locking member pivotally mounted on onetrunk memberfa member for causing `the hookmembers to socket on the othertrunk member engaged' engage the eyel straps when the looking by the locking member, a crank arm on the member is swung to the position for engag looking mem` er inside of the trunk, hook ingA the socket.--

5 members pivotally mounted Within the In'I testimony whereof, I aHiX my signa- 15 trunk member on which the locking memberv ture, in presence of two Witnesses. is pivote-Hy mounted, eye Straps' secured to FRANK W. MEYER. the other trunk memberfand engaged by the Witnesses: hook members and a link connecting the v A; H. WENDLAND,

- l 10 hook members With the crank of the locking y E KRIPPONE. 

